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3. ADMINISTRATIVE OBSTACLES TO INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL 



COOPERATION 



It is clear that the removal of certain administrative obstacles would 

 greatly improve and facilitate international cooperation in several areas of 

 science and technology. The Working Group believes that because enhanced 

 international collaboration implies cost sharing and cross participation in 

 the construction and exploitation of regional devices, new administrative 

 procedures are imperative. Many of the present procedures are serious 

 obstacles to effective cooperation. 



More specifically, the Fusion Working Group recommends that attention should 

 be given to the following questions: 



a) Cross participation in projects through the provision of scientific 

 equipment and components for major facilities is currently hampered by 

 the fact that tariff and tax exemptions are only provided for short 

 durations that are not compatible with the timeframe of the 

 collaboration, which may last for more than 10 years. 



b) The exchange of scientific and technical staff is an important factor 

 in international collaboration. Increased collaboration can become a 

 reality only if the responsible authorities create conditions suitable 

 for the easy exchange of scientific staff. 



There are several such conditions, notably: 



- to simplify the administrative admission formalities in the host 

 country; 



- to facilitate integration of the research worker and his family in 

 the host country; 



- to guarantee adequate social coverage. 



c) Data transmission is an important aspect of the work of the Fusion 

 Community. The acceptance of cross participation in facilities, which 

 are widely separated geographically, relies heavily on inexpensive and 

 efficient data transmission. Two aspects have been singled out by the 

 Working Group for urgent consideration within the Versailles Working 

 Group "Technology, Growth and Employment" framework: 



- the review of the charging policy for scientific data transmission 

 across borders, 



- the promotion of effective data communication standards in order 

 to ensure compatibility. 



The Working Group recommends to the Versailles Working Group "Technology, 

 Growth and Employment" that a study be conducted on this subject subsequent 

 to the Bonn Summit and that a report on the steps that might be taken to 

 improve conditions related to the above mentioned administrative Impediments 

 to effective cooperation be submitted to the subsequent Economic Summit. 



